we drove to atlanta, georgia for thanksgiving.
it's a 15 hour drive from here.
wow.
but our first stop was 2 hours into the drive….ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK.
we surprised grandma with a phone call 15 minutes before the game and said "want to go with us?"
she said YES and we picked her up.
jayhawk games are so cool….so fun….for everyone.
one of the only things we can do as a family and everyone loves it.
we dropped grandma off and drove onto my sister's house.
we had a sleep over with all the cousins.
in the morning my sister filled us up with coffee and pumpkin bread
and we set off for 12 hours of family fun driving across the states.
woo-hoo.
coffee and daisies - i live in winnipeg manitoba (canada) and my husband is the HUGEST jay hawks fan. its kinda cute actually. anyway. i’ll have to show him these pics…he’ll just sigh.
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Karen Gerstenberger - Did you see the Gonzaga Bulldogs? I think they were there, too. SO glad that you had a great trip. You are brave to drive all that way…but I agree, flying would have been much worse.
Your family is beautiful.
Teresa - There is just nothing like a game at Allen Field House!! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Melanie - You haven’t lost your mind so I guess it was a good trip:) That far in the car with 5 kids is taking on a lot of noise! LOL!
shay - You should have gone up there when Jeff’s team was playing KU. He could have given you seats behind the bench since we did not go with him
kristine - so fun! love all those bright, bold colors!!
Valerie - Looks like a super duper family time and there’s nothing that beats that.
Kate B. - Beware of the Phog! Good times!
Mandsjplusc - I’m not sure I can read your blog anymore… 🙂 M-I-Z!
Niki - Rock Chalk!!! Love it! Man, you guys are awesome parents!
Taryn - Candy, you are ageless!!!!!! That will be you, Meg! Hope to see you over Christmas…love ya!
Rach - Oh how I miss slumber parties. How great to have such a big family.
Sandy - That first picture of you & Annie is adorable! You should frame it.
More fun family memories for the Duerksen family!!
Rebecca Kriner - I wish you would tell us these things BEFORE your trip!!!! I would have loved to have met you at a rest stop or taco bell along the way…to think a celebrity was SOOOOOOO close..
Beth - Nothing like a great KU b-ball game! I’m a born and bread MU Tiger, but I DO love KU (my big brother was a Jayhawk 🙂
Amanda Brown - Looks like a lot of fun 🙂 jealous!
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pam - Oh how I miss those Rock Chalk days….in the 70’s it was so much easier to get into games as a student…well really easier for anyone. That place is magical when the chant starts.
Mindy - Rock Chalk! There’s nothing like going to Allen Fieldhouse, is there? Love it!
april - That looks awesome…..so many smiling faces!!! Glad you had a great thanksgiving!!!
Molly - ROCK CHALK!
Katie - I think it is great that you have such a fun family filled life (outside the blog) and then you share some of it with us. You do a lot of things and then we find out about it afterwards…good boundaries (in my opinion).
Shana - See? You DO like sports!!!
Keri from GA! - Hope you enjoyed Atlanta and all the holiday traffic!!!
elizabeth highsmith - so if you ever come BACK to atlanta sans coke a cola shinanigans sans big family holiday and schedule photo shoots I am so all in! can’t wait to find out what you did in my town! when i see colorful things I always think of you!
jody - I love the pictures of the Jayhawk game—looks like so much fun!!
Jenny Joy - Love it! So much fun!!! I especially love the photo of Annie clapping wildly. We should all have photos of ourselves with THAT much joy plastered all over our faces! 🙂
amanda - Im from Missouri so you know what I have to say about the Jayhawks…….hahaha!! Just kidding, I hope you had a wonderful holiday. I cant’ wait to hear about the rest of your trip 🙂
Kimberlee J. - Sean is turning into Craig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tasha roe - wooo hooooo!!! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!! I’m lovin’ it!
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - LOVE it!! Those are great pics Meg. I feel like I was there. Can’t wait to see Atlanta. I hope you show those. I’ve had that city on my mind…job prospect for Honey.
christy - Looks like soo much fun!!
Holly - How fun! That is a long drive but it sure seems like ya’ll made it into great memories!
Jen - Childhood memories with cousins are the best kind. Your kids are blessed! I still think about times with cousins as a kid and I’m 33 now 🙂 So glad you had a good, safe trip. x
Heather Richter - Rock…Chalk…Jayhawk! That is so cool. Hours of a car trip…not so much. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
kristi rediske - I am jealous-I have wanted to go to a Jayhawk game and have never been able to go! I am a grandma myself-HA! Looks like you had a blast-fun family memories.